Discuss your favourite books with LGBTQ+ representation
Watch a movie about a queer character
Learn about LGBTQ+ history
Make a group pride playlist
Arts and Crafts
Draw umbrellas and label them as an umbrella term (e.g. queer) and then write some examples of labels that fall under that umbrella (e.g. gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual)
Make pronoun badges
Put up a display board
Create eye-catching posters about LGBTQ+ role models
Draw pride flags or create your own
Come up with a school pride club logo or mascot
Create rainbow paper chains
Make pride friendship bracelets
Group research
Using devices like school computers or phones, everyone in the group can research a topic. Here are some ideas of things you could all learn about together at your pride club:
NeopronounsÂ
LGBTQ+ current affairs
Other countries' policies on LGBTQ+ rights
Queer history or historical figures like the Stonewall riots, or Sappho
What local LGBTQ+ youth groups are in your area?
Charities and helplines that help LGBTQ+ people
Discussion topics
What could your school do to be more inclusive and accepting of the LGBTQ+ community?
What is allyship and why is it important?
What do members want out of the school pride club?
What do you wish others knew about the LGBTQ+ community?
How can we make queer spaces accessible? e.g. for disabled people, for people of colour, for anyone who might be marginalised within the LGBTQ+ community
How can you practise self care as a queer person?
Go speed friending! Like speed dating, but you make friends by talking to lots of different people for two minutes each
Invite in a guest
A local LGBTQ+ youth group leader - find out what services there are in your area
A local LGBTQ+ hate crime officer - talk about what hate crime is and how to report it
Have your students run sessions on what they're interested in